Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom

Chapter 28

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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

were far away from the company, Emma smiled and asked, “Lucia, everyone can see that Baron

wedding ring on her finger and had no idea how

to Emma.

hand, “Actually, I do have an idea that will help you to stop the rumors

promptly, “What is

crazy about Mr. Adams, right?

those rumors,

time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that

nodded doubtfully. She

kept thinking about it, but she couldn’t

knew it, two days had passed. Lucia thought that the rumors in the company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her with suspicion, judgment, and sarcasm, which were like a

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this went on August would surely hear about all this when he came back from abroad. What

ran out of ideas. She was at her wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had said to her the other day. In this desperate situation, she had no other

To squash one rumor, they

Baron so that August would not be affected. Having made up her mind, she summoned up

wondering if she should go inside, someone came out and, coin­cidentally, it

be on his way to the Archives. He was

you doing here, Lucia? Are you here to hand in the financial

nervous, not knowing where to begin with the words she had already prepared. Baron smiled patiently at

“I’m.. here

felt

deep breath. “I have time tonight.

agreed without hesitation.

outside the finance department and quite a few people were coming and going. Because of those pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra glances. Baron smiled and asked, “What would you like to eat, Lucia? Fondue,

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